Tempers then became to became unstable. James Craven was sent to the sin bin for dropping on with his knees in the tackle before emotions boiled over in the centre of the field.

Eventually Oulton were awarded a penalty and this led to an exchange of views between Thornhill coach James Ratcliffe and the referee.

Oulton lead 10-2 at half-time but Thornhill showed fantastic spirit to stage a remarkable fightback.

Man-of-the-match Danny Ratcliffe came agonisingly close to scoring but couldn’t hold the ball with the line at his mercy.

But then the Trojans struck as Will Gledhill made a dash for the try line and held off several Oulton tacklers, showing great determination to score.

There were questions as to whether Gledhill had lost control of the ball in the process of scoring but the referee was in no doubt and pointed to the spot. The goal was missed.

Buoyed by this, the Trojans were revitalised. Josh Clough made a surging run down the field to take the Trojans forward before the ball was then worked across the field and James Craven raced over for an unconverted try to level at 10-10.

The Trojans continued to battle to the end but their efforts were in vain when Gale slotted over a late drop goal to secure Oulton’s win.

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